Eagle Eye : What Would You Do?

I've seen the movie trailer for "Eagle Eye" several times now, with and without people, and talked to them about how this is one of those types of
things where the Government will push someone to do something in order to make an innocent person turn into the potential Timothy McVeigh (example
with him, not that's what happened to him) and we've had some interesting conversations based on that premise.

For those of you who have not seen the movie trailer, I'm going to post it here, you watch it, and let's see where it goes from there.

I would roll over and die probably, i mean if you goverment with all it's resources and experience goes against you and sets you up there is not
anything much you could do without some kind of organisation behind you to even out the playingfield.

The ony thing i can think of is when my ATM is going to puke out money like that i would get as much as i can, throw away my mobile phone, get in a
cab and go as far away as possible and try to life of the grid , eventhough there is about much of a chance i would make it as there would be a chance
of knocking through a concrete wall with only your head as a tool and survive. Although my family, friends and colleagues could be a alibi for 98% of
my time in case of court.

Interesting answer there, Harman. When I was watching the movie trailer each time I saw it, the first thing that came to mind was how many people
would automatically see cash and think "set for life."

Well in any case i wouldn't think that because i don't buy tickets for the lottery or something so my first thought would be 'hm, mistake at the
bank' I would call the bank and explain it, if it's legit money i would be more at ease but still not trust it completely. And without having seen
the clip i would do the roll over and die thing, better luck next time. But after seeing the clip i would run like the wind.

Most people forget that all ATM's have a video camera watching the transactions for legal reasons. In case there's a customer robbed, as well as in
case the ATM does exactly what the one in the movie does, so they know who to send the Police after once it happens.

Interesting thought there, going to the role of the "Good Samaritan" and returning the cash is an option. The question I ask to you in return, is
how would you get everyone standing in line to cooperate with you, since statistically speaking there will be at least one out of ten people who will
argue that you should take the money, or if you won't, that you should let them take it.

I can understand the answer to letting them arrest you, most people would react that way, and I respect your choice there. A lot of people might react
differently and there is that option there as well.

Fear of heights is a valid reason for not wanting to jump from the height of the building they show within the movie previews. Quick question for you
though, since I'm hoping you watched the movie clips I provided, would you think about the height that much, if put into all aspects of the scenario
as the movie demonstrates?

I can only answer for what I would do. I got into instant survival mentality, personally.

I'm going to wait until more people have a chance to answer, before I go fully into what I would do.

I wouldn't return the money simply because I'm a good samaritan, I'd return the money simply out of fear of being prosecuted. Even if the
accounting mistake was theirs, you still can be prosecuted for taking it and spending it.

All I'd want from the witnesses would be there names, not their opinions. I'd be the one responsible for paying it back when the mistake was
discovered. If they wouldn't give me their names, I'd use the cops as witnesses.

Resisting arrest is a no-win situation. Even if you have done nothing, by resisting, you have then committed a real crime that they can prosecute you
for. It's a no-win situation.

I did watch the clips, and even under those circumstances, I wouldn't jump. My fear of height is too overpowering for me to even consider it as an
option. If I truly believed they intended to kill me, I'd resist to the best of my ability, and let the chips fall where they may.

I hope you didn't take offense to the comment about "Good Samaritan" there, it wasn't said in the derogatory sense, more of the perspective of
what it would be seen as from other people's perspective.

When I referenced people not cooperating, I would see they might just get violent, and or begin grabbing the money. When it comes to most people when
money comes into play, greed is a strong motivator.

I can understand the heights being a situational aspect that would make you hesitate.

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